UN to condemn sinking of SKorean warship

UN to condemn sinking of SKorean warship

UN to condemn sinking of SKorean warship

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 06:25 PM PDT

UNITED NATIONS -The UN Security Council was set to condemn the sinking of a South Korean warship but stop short of strongly censuring North Korea as demanded by Seoul and Washington, a draft statement said.

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Ahmadinejad says sanctions will not alter nuclear drive

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 06:40 AM PDT

ABUJA -Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said that new sanctions slapped on his country will not alter Tehran's nuclear drive, remaining defiant in the face of growing Western pressure.

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China's AgBank on track for record IPO after pricing shares

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 08:55 PM PDT

HONG KONG, Friday 9 July 2010 (AFP) - Agricultural Bank of China is on track to set a new world record for an initial public offering after Friday pricing its Hong Kong shares at 3.20 Hong Kong dollars.

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Obama loses drilling moratorium appeal as BP works to cap leak

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 08:54 PM PDT

NEW ORLEANS, Friday 9 July 2010 (AFP) - The Obama administration lost its bid to maintain a six-month moratorium on offshore drilling, while BP was ordered to outline on Friday its next steps to cap the ruptured well which has been spewing oil into the Gulf of Mexico since April.

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Tun Razak my hero: Economist

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 08:52 PM PDT

A leading Australian agricultural economist has paid tribute to former prime minister Tun Abdul Razak Hussein for his vision in promoting land development schemes and improving smallholdings in Malaysia in the 1960s.

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Need to change development strategy to achieve Vision 2020: Mahathir

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 08:51 PM PDT

Malaysia can achieve Vision 2020 of becoming a developed nation if several development and economic strategies were changed, said Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

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GLCs must be reviewed: Mahathir

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 08:50 PM PDT

The role of government-linked companies (GLCs), must be reviewed to find out whether they are still serving their original purpose, says former prime minister, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

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Decision of no sports betting licence final

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 08:49 PM PDT

The government today once again reiterated that its decision not to issue Sports Betting license to Ascot Sports Sdn Bhd was final as was announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on June 25.

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Mattis named overall US commander of Iraq, Afghan wars

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 08:48 PM PDT

WASHINGTON, Friday 9 July 2010 (AFP) - General James Mattis was named Thursday as the new head of US Central Command, or CENTCOM, which has overall control of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Home ministry not differentiating publications: Hishammuddin

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 08:48 PM PDT

The conditions imposed on media practitioners in the Printing Presses And Publications Act 1984 do not differentiate any party including the "Suara Keadilan," said Home Minister Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Tun Hussein.

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Proton's economic contribution significant: MIA

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 08:47 PM PDT

Despite criticism and a challenging automotive industry, Proton, Malaysia's first national car, has significantly contributed to the Malaysian economy in the past 25 years of its existence, says Malaysian Investors Association President Dr P.H.S. Lim

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Pakistan claims Taliban victory

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 09:11 PM PDT

Authorities in Pakistan say they have turned a corner in their fight against the Taliban after military successes in the Kurram region.


U.S. court refuses stay in deepwater drilling case

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 09:01 PM PDT

NEW ORLEANS/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration is preparing to unveil a revised deepwater oil drilling moratorium after a federal court refused on Thursday to reinstate an earlier ban imposed after BP Plc's massive oil spill. Iran says U.S. must state position on Israeli nukes http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/7/9/worldupdates/2010-07-09T055554Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-499916-1sec=Worldupdates ABUJA (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Thursday that the United States must make its position on Israel's nuclear strategy clear before talks on Tehran's atomic programme could resume. Judge rules U.S. gay marriage ban unconstitutional http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/7/9/worldupdates/2010-07-09T062807Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-499929-1sec=Worldupdates BOSTON (Reuters) - In a victory for gay rights in the United States, a U.S. district court judge in Massachusetts ruled on Thursday that a federal ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. U.S., Russia to swap spies after 10 plead guilty http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/7/9/worldupdates/2010-07-09T051135Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-499874-3sec=Worldupdates NEW YORK (Reuters) - Ten people pleaded guilty on Thursday to being agents for Russia while living undercover in the United States as part of a spy swap between the U.S. and Russian governments that revived Cold War-era intrigue. Japan PM party may miss vote target, policy at risk http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/7/9/worldupdates/2010-07-09T092335Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-499907-3sec=Worldupdates TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Noato Kan's Democratic Party looked increasingly likely to suffer a sharp rebuke in a weekend election, surveys showed, putting his job at risk and threatening efforts to curb Tokyo's massive public debt. Deal-making mysterious as U.S., Russia swap spies http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/7/9/worldupdates/2010-07-09T081220Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-499939-1sec=Worldupdates WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With its secret identities and clandestine meetings, the Russian spy saga seemed made to be a Hollywood blockbuster. But the spies won't be allowed to profit from it, at least in the United States. Gays in U.S. military urged to fill out survey http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/7/9/worldupdates/2010-07-09T055902Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-499920-1sec=Worldupdates WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defence Secretary Robert Gates urged gays and lesbians on Thursday to fill out a Pentagon survey before any possible repeal of the ban on openly gay people serving in the military. Burkle attacks Barnes Noble at poison pill trial http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/7/9/worldupdates/2010-07-09T085925Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-499901-1&sec=Worldupdates NEW YORK (Reuters) - Billionaire investor Ron Burkle sought to persuade a Delaware judge on Thursday to void a Barnes Noble Inc anti-takeover defense that makes it harder for the bookseller to be sold. U.N. council draft condemns attack on S.Korean ship http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/7/9/worldupdates/2010-07-09T053054Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-499875-3&sec=Worldupdates UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - A U.N. Security Council draft statement circulated on Thursday condemned what it called an attack leading to the sinking of a South Korean warship in March, but stopped short of unequivocally blaming North Korea. Russian agents in U.S. mastered art of blending in http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2010/7/9/worldupdates/2010-07-09T053014Z_01_NOOTR_RTRMDNC_0_-499912-1&sec=Worldupdates NEW YORK (Reuters) - A ring of Russian spies, who pleaded guilty on Thursday to being foreign agents and will be sent home as part of a spy swap, developed deep cover to build ties with policymakers and send reports back to Moscow.


California transit cop guilty of manslaughter

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 08:32 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES, July 9 — A white former transit police officer was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter yesterday in the videotaped shooting death of an unarmed black man last year that triggered riots in Oakland, California. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and other civic leaders had called for public restraint as police braced for renewed ...


Hunted fugitive Raoul Moat ‘now threatens public’

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 08:10 PM PDT

LONDON, July 9 — Detectives hunting fugitive gunman Raoul Moat, who has openly declared war on police, said yesterday he had made threats for the first time against the general public. Moat, a bodybuilder and former nightclub bouncer, has been on the run for six days after three people were shot, one fatally, shortly after he was released from ...


Japan PM's party may miss election goal by far - media

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 08:30 PM PDT

TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's ruling Democratic Party (DPJ) could fall well short of Prime Minister Naoto Kan's target in Sunday's upper house election, media polls showed, putting the premier's job at risk and threatening to stall steps to rein in massive public debt.


Deal-making mysterious as U.S., Russia swap spies

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 08:00 PM PDT

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With its secret identities and clandestine meetings, the Russian spy saga seemed made to be a Hollywood blockbuster. But the spies won't be allowed to profit from it, at least in the United States.


Two quakes strike off Taiwan: USGS

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 07:03 PM PDT

TAIPEI, Friday 9 July 2010 (AFP) - Two moderate earthquakes struck off the east coast of Taiwan on Friday within hours of each other, seismologists said.

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US, Russia swap 10 Kremlin agents for 4 Western spies

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 07:02 PM PDT

NEW YORK, Friday 9 July 2010 (AFP) - The United States and Russia sealed Thursday the most sensational spy swap since the height of the Cold War, exchanging 10 Russian agents for four Westerners held by Moscow.

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Eurostar Paris-London service closes over safety fears

Posted: 08 Jul 2010 06:34 PM PDT

LONDON, Friday 9 July 2010 (AFP) - Eurostar said its London to Paris train service did not operate for several hours on Thursday, after a tunnel was closed in Britain due to safety fears.

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